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Uchay Ariolu, the founder of Foodstantly, has been working in the food industry for most of his life. His father was in the industry, and Ariolu himself began investing in the meat industry before he went to college. After school, Ariolu founded the fast food chain Roastables, which grew to five …

Image copyright AFP In our series of letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa looks at why it is a good idea for Nigeria to reintroduce history as a school subject – a move recently backed by the country’s senate. When I was growing up, one of the subjects I learnt …

At least 60 people were killed when a church roof collapsed in Uyo, south-eastern Nigeria. The church was still under construction and workers had reportedly rushed to complete it in time for the ordination of a bishop.

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight were involved in a bomb attack at a Nigerian market. Local police said improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were used in the attack.

Media captionFootage of the aftermath of the roof collapse – there is no sound on this video At least 100 bodies have been recovered from a church that collapsed in the south-eastern Nigerian city of Uyo. Some reports put the number even higher. The roof of the church caved in …

Media captionLocal police say improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were used in the attack. Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one other person and wounding 18. Police in the town of Maiduguri, Borno state, say …